[Verse 1]
Well, oh, Sunday morning, I forgot my prayer
I should have been happy, yeah, I'll still be there
Something could've come and taken me away
But the Main Man felt Syl should be here another day

[Chorus]
That's why I got to be thankful, yeah, yeah
Hey, I gotta be thoughtful
Hey, hey, hey, oh, thankful
Thank you, thank you, oh, oh, oh, you've gotta be thoughtful
Well, well, now

[Verse 2]
From my ankle to the top of my head
I've taken my chances, ha, I could've been dead
I started climbing from the bottom, oh yeah
All the way to the top, uh-huh, uh-huh
Before I knew it, I was up there, you believe it or not

[Chorus]
Yeah, I'm thankful
Well, well now, thoughtful
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, thankful
Oh, mmm, mmm, oh, thoughtful
[Verse 3]
Ah, something gets me, ha, put my head on tight
Because I know in the future, everything'll be alright
Until then, now I will kick back and let the light shine
But remember all yours could've been all mine

[Chorus]
And that's why y'all ought to be thankful
Ha, ha, ha, ah, ha-ha, you ought to be thoughtful
Well, well, well, hey, thankful
Ow, oh-ho-ho, thoughtful

[Verse 4]
Middle of stream, ha, I had to change my stroke, ha-ha
I say I put it on the good foot, ha, and it ain't no joke, mmm
They said I was dyin', I didn't wanna go
And I kept on feelin' I had to live some more
I had somethin' to tell y'all

[Chorus]
To be thankful (Thankful)
Well, well, ha, y'all oughta be thoughtful
Hey, hey, hey, hey, ah, thankful
Ah, ha, ha, oh, thoughtful

[Verse 5]
Still a little rectifying, yeah, and straightening things out
I know of a good feelin', huh, is never in doubt
Sometimes I'm by myself, oh, my, I'm feelin' alone
I just look around and check it out and then it's all gone
[Chorus]
I'm still happy to be here (Thankful)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah (Thoughtful)
Ah, ah, ah, yeah, you ought to be thankful (Thankful)
You got every reason to in the world, oh, thoughtful (Thoughtful)
Count your blessings (Thankful)

[Verse 6]
My mama gave me a song and said, "Son, sing"
Record "Thankful n' Thoughtful," will be such a nice thing
'Cause people got to be reminded where it's really at
Make your daddy happy, and mama, and mama like it like that

[Outro]
You know I know, you know I know I'm thankful
Ah, ah, ah, oh, yeah, yeah, I'm thoughtful
Yeah, hey, yeah, yeah, hey, you know I'm thankful
Oh, hey, yeah, I'm thoughtful
Oh, whoa, alright now (Thankful)